Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan
The Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan is the main community of Eastern Orthodox Christianity in Uzbekistan, a mainly Muslim country. Many of its members are Russians,. Uzbekistan falls within the area of Tashkent and Central Asian Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Eparchy is headed by an archbishop.[1][better source needed]
Russian Orthodox Church in Uzbekistan has been established in 1871 and extends to Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan.[2][3] The Russian Orthodox Church has a better standing with the government than other religious groups do.[4][better source needed] The Uzbek government adheres to a secularist policy.[5]
See also
- Religion in Uzbekistan
- Christianity in Uzbekistan
- Eastern Orthodoxy in Uzbekistan
- Protestantism in Uzbekistan
- Roman Catholicism in Uzbekistan
References
- ^ http://mission-center.com/islams/maximoveng2.htm
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Христианские храмы Самарканда :: Церкви и храмы Узбекистана".
- ^ http://mission-center.com/islams/maximoveng2.htm
- ^ http://www.uzbekembassy.org/e/culture_religion/ [dead link]